Lucas Arruda - Solar
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| Artist ..... : Lucas Arruda |
| Album ...... : Solar |
| Year ....... : 2015 |
| Label ...... : Favorite Recordings |
| Cat.No ..... : FVR 100 |
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| Genere ..... : Jazz+Funk |
| Tracks ..... : 11 |
| Duration ... : 52:22 min |
| Source ..... : WEB |
| Street Date : 2015-05-18 |
| URL ........ : www.discogs.com/release/7024997 |
| Webstore URL : www.emusic.com |
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| Release Size : 120.1 MB |
| Ripping Tool : n/a |
| Encoder .... : Lame 3.99.5 |
| Quality .... : 320kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo |
| Rip Date ... : 2015-06-19 |
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| 01. Solar (Intro Jam) 02:06 |
| 02. Uma Onda 05:02 |
| 03. Vento Sul 05:10 |
| 04. Melt The Night (feat. Leon Ware) 05:35 |
| 05. Agua 05:15 |
| 06. Kalunga 01:59 |
| 07. Solar 06:48 |
| 08. Beyond The Sea 05:50 |
| 09. O Mar, O Samba E O Sol 05:01 |
| 10. Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart) (feat. Leon Ware & Guida 04:20 |
| 11. Rio 82 (Live Version) 05:16 |
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| Total: 52:22 |
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| 2 years after the release of his first solo album, Favorite Recordings |
| proudly presents "Solar", second album by acclaimed Brazilian composer |
| Lucas Arruda, and hundredth releases of the label! |
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| Lucas Arruda born in 1983 near Rio de Janeiro. After studying electric |
| guitar his passion quickly turned into Rhodes and keyboards, expanding |
| his musical range of skills. At the same time he started his own home- |
| studio and a real musical career in Brazil gaining great local support |
| from people like Ed Motta, William Magalhaes (Banda Black Rio), Robert |
| Lamm (Chicago) or Hyldon. |
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| In 2012, Fabricio Di Monaco (from Modo Solar) introduced Lucas' music |
| to Favorite Recordings' head honcho, Pascal Rioux, and one year after, |
| Lucas Arruda presented his first solo album titled "Sambadi" receiving |
| great supports from many international DJs and media who all acclaimed |
| his natural skills for composition and arrangement. |
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| Following this successful first effort, here comes "Solar", new and |
| second solo album by Lucas Arruda filled with his fusion style, mixing |
| influences and elements from his Latin musical background, with his |
| genuine admiration for Jazz, Soul and Funk music: On "Melt the Night" |
| for example, Lucas asked legendary producer Leon Ware for his help, |
| reminding his collaborations in the 80's with Marcos Valle, when they |
| perfectly merged together the sophisticated Boogie and AOR touch from |
| California, with the blazing sense of rhythm from Brazil. For the |
| occasion, they also recorded a blowing version of Marvin & Diana's |
| classic ballad "Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" with the help of |
| Guida de Palma's (Jazzinho) beautiful voice. |
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| For "Uma Onda", he invites Alex Malheiros, bassist of the famous Jazz |
| band Azymuth for a splendid tribute to their specific fusion sound and |
| influence on the Brazilian music scene. Finally the song "Agua", co- |
| written with his longtime friend Fabricio Di Monaco, is a beautiful |
| ballad which illustrates perfectly Lucas' passion for Soul music stars |
| such as Stevie Wonder or Curtis Mayfield. |
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| On top of these great collaborations and a few more surprises, "Solar" |
| also differs from its predecessor by a lot more elaborated production |
| process, offering an authentic and warm sound. Mostly recorded at Sala |
| A Studio in Brazil, many drums parts were also taken at the fully |
| analog Ambience Studios in Finland. The mix was also done in Finland |
| on a Neve 8108 console from 1978, using only analogic technology and a |
| Studer master tape to record the final pre-master. |
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| The result is a timeless album, which should definitely established |
| Lucas Arruda as one of the finest and most talented Brazilian musician |
| these days. |
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